Presentation Imperial Porcelain Factory Easter Egg and Photogravure

Description:

Presentation Imperial Porcelain Factory Easter Egg and Photogravure, c. 1914, the egg with Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's cipher to one side and a cross to the other, the photogravure depicting Alexandra and two of her daughters dressed as nurses, with Cyrillic inscription, framed, egg ht. 2 1/2, photograph approx. 6 5/8 x 4 1/2, frame 17 5/8 x 14 3/8 in.

Provenance: Egg purchased from Marie E. Betteley, New York.
Estimate $400-600

Egg with wear to enamel. Photo with foxing. Not examined out of frame.


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